(15 Mar 2016, 6:56 pm)Michael wrote Dan or Citaro, when 9102 enters service, will you let us know what time journeys they'll be doing during the day and night?
Thanks =)
It should be allocated to a preferred running board when it enters service (still at SMR - yet to go to Deptford for familiarisation) which will allow it to finish for 19:00 every day, but there may be instances where it is allocated to another running board instead. It has to be finished for 19:00 due to not being fitted with a vandal screen - this is a trade union agreement for driver safety.
(15 Mar 2016, 8:39 pm)Michael wrote I think the Versa's need to be 15 years old before they need replacing... Well when GNE think they should be replaced.
The Simplicity Versa's are terrible.
The 829x and 83xx series examples should be withdrawn after 12 years (like the SPDs), as these are midibuses. Minibuses are also usually withdrawn after 12 years.
Full size single decks are the ones which should be withdrawn after 15 years - 51xx, 52xx, 53xx and 54xx series fleet numbers.